Patient is prescribed 0.8 micrograms of levothyroxine per kilogram q 12 hours. Patient weight is 92 kilograms. How much medication should the patient be given

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The levothyroxine medication that the patient should be given is 0.0368 mg in one dose, and the total dose for the day is 0.736 mg.

What is levothyroxine ?

This  is a thyroid medicine which involve in the replacement of  a hormone secreted by thyroid gland and maintain the body's energy and metabolism.

Levothyroxine is also used prevent goiter.

Here the patient has been prescribed levothyroxine 0.8 mg per 12 hours,

Patient weight is 92 kg.

Then, it can be  0.8 x 92 / 100 = 0.736.

Now divide it by 2

0.736 / = 0.368, for a single dose

Hence,  0.0368 mg of one dose, will be given to patient twice a day.

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